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Ingredients
XO sauce
- 40 g dried scallops (see Tips)
- 150 g boiling water
- 200 g peanut oil
- 4 dried red chillies
- 60 g dried shrimp
- 80 g eschalots
- 60 g garlic cloves
- 40 g piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into slices (1 cm)
- 100 g smoked bacon, cut into pieces (1 cm)
- 6 long red chillies, deseeded
- 1 fresh bird's eye chilli, deseeded if desired
- 40 g light soy sauce
- 40 g Shaoxing wine
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
Asian greens
- 100 g snow peas
- 100 g frozen green peas
- 500 g water
- 2 baby bok choy, leaves separated
- 6 stalks broccolini, cut into halves lengthways
- 1 gai choy, leaves separated (8 leaves)
- 3 spring onions/shallots, cut into slices, for garnishing
- 2 long red chillies, cut into slices, for garnishing
- Nutrition
- per 1 portions
- Calories
- 1367 kJ / 325.4 kcal
- Protein
- 6.7 g
- Carbohydrates
- 12.9 g
- Fat
- 26.5 g
- Saturated Fat
- 4.7 g
- Fibre
- 6.7 g
- Sodium
- 923.9 mg
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